Fuel shortages return to Russian regions after Ukrainian refinery attacks
USO•Fuel shortages have returned to at least six Russian regions after Ukrainian strikes hit at least eight major refineries in two weeks. Several regions have capped gasoline and diesel sales, and Ukraine’s latest strike hit the Kirishi refinery.
1. Sales limits imposed
Fuel shortages have returned to at least six Russian regions after Ukrainian attacks on at least eight major oil refineries in the past two weeks. Karelia capped purchases at 30 litres of gasoline and 50 litres of diesel at highway filling stations and suspended sales of fuel in canisters.
2. Restrictions spread
Rosneft stations in Karelia, Buryatia and neighbouring Zabaykalsky region imposed limits, while restrictions were also reported in Nizhny Novgorod, Arkhangelsk, Penza and Krasnoyarsk. Ukraine’s latest attack hit Russia’s second-largest refinery, in Kirishi, overnight, the region’s governor said. Similar restrictions were introduced in many Russian regions this summer after earlier refinery attacks coincided with peak seasonal demand.
